Exploring is a worksite-based program. It is part of Learning for Life’s career education program for young men and women who are 14 (and have completed the eighth grade) through 20 years old.
Exploring’s purpose is to provide experiences that help young people mature and to prepare them to become responsible and caring adults. Explorers are ready to investigate the meaning of interdependence in their personal relationships and communities.
The Exploring Program
Exploring programs are based on five areas of emphasis: career opportunities, life skills, citizenship, character education, and leadership experience.
Career Opportunities
Develop potential contacts that may broaden employment options
Boost self-confidence and experience success at school and work
Life Skills
Develop physical and mental fitness
Experience positive social interaction
Citizenship
Encourage the skill and desire to help others
Gain a keen respect for the basic rights of others
Character Education
Help make ethical choices
Fulfill one’s responsibilities to society as a whole
Leadership Experience
Acquire leadership skills necessary to fulfill one’s responsibilities in society
Develop a variety of leadership traits
Young adults involved in Exploring will
Gain practical knowledge of and experience in a career
Engage in a program of activities centered on career opportunities, life skills, citizenship, character development, and leadership experience to encourage the development of the whole person
Have opportunities to take on leadership roles
Have a chance to learn and grow in a supportive, caring, and enjoyable environment
The Firestone Scouting Resource Center will be closed
Thursday and Friday, August 13th & 14th, for Staff In-Service Days.
